David Garrick's Shakespeare Jubilee
In 1769, David Garrick threw a party that put Stratford-upon-Avon on the map as a tourist destination for Shakespeare fans
The Shakespeare Jubilee
The 1769 Shakespeare Jubilee helped turn Stratford-upon-Avon into a tourist destination
The First Announcement
Who was David Garrick
Meet the celebrated actor who put Stratford-upon-Avon on the map
The Story of the Jubilee: Day One
Garrick's Shakespeare Jubilee began with a crashing volley of cannon fire
The Story of the Jubilee: Day Two
On the second day of the Jubilee the inhabitants and guests of Stratford-upon-Avon woke to pouring rain
The Story of the Jubilee: Day Three
By dawn on the third day, some of the guests had only just gone to bed